Scope and content
Diary kept by Roy E. Henry from January 3, 1908 through October 11, 1908 with gaps of no entries. The diary first describes his time attending Cornell University for the Winter Short Course in Agriculture and his fellow students. The diary discusses weather, campus life, particularly time spent in dairy and milk studies. It mentions being on Beebe Lake in the winter, the burial of Franklin C. Cornell, and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house fire. After Cornell it discusses time spent in the North Country and around St. Lawrence County. Also included are a photograph from around the time when he attended Cornell and a newspaper clipping obituary.
Dates
- 1908.
Creator
- Henry, Roy Ernest, 1887-1965 (Person)
Language of Material
English.
Biographical / Historical
Roy E. Henry attended Cornell for the Winter Short Course in Agriculture in 1908. He came from Madrid and Massena New York and would later serve as the town of Waddington justice of the peace.
Extent
1 volumes. (1 volumes.)
- Cornell University -- : Students.
- Cornell University. Class of 1908
- Diaries
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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